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MassHealth: The Provider Access Improvement Grant Program (PAIGP) Application Deadline is Coming Soon!

The MassHealth Provider Access Improvement Grant Program (PAIGP) aims to help eligible MassHealth Fee-for-Service providers increase access to healthcare and improve outcomes for patients with disabilities, or for whom English is not a primary language, through the purchase of up

HHS Extends Deadline for Acceptance of Terms and Conditions for Provider Relief Fund Payments

8MayUncategorized

The Department of Health and Human Services has extended the deadline for healthcare providers to attest to receipt of payments from the Provider Relief Fund and accept the Terms and Conditions. Providers will now have 45 days, increased from 30 days,

All Providers: CMS Releases Interim Final Rule to Address COVID-19

7MayUncategorized

CMS recently released an Interim Final Rule with Comment Period to give the American healthcare system maximum flexibility to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Interim Final Rule outlines actions CMS is taking to ensure states and localities have the

CMS Announces Compliance Flexibilities for the Implementation of the Interoperability Final Rules

22AprilUncategorized

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) and CMS, in conjunction with the OIG announced a policy of enforcement discretion to allow compliance flexibilities regarding the implementation of the interoperability final rules announced on March 9th in response to the

CMS Issues Recommendations to Re-Open Health Care Systems in Areas with Low Incidence of COVID-19

20AprilUncategorized

Today, CMS issued new recommendations specifically targeted to communities that are in Phase 1 of the Guidelines for President Trump’s Opening Up America Again with low incidence or relatively low and stable incidence of COVID-19 cases. The recommendations update earlier

Veterans Affairs Recipients Will Receive Automatic Economic Impact Payments

17AprilUncategorized

The Internal Revenue Service, working in partnership with the Treasury Department and the Department of Veterans Affairs, announced today that recipients of VA benefits will automatically receive automatic Economic Impact Payments. Veterans and their beneficiaries who receive Compensation and Pension

The IRS Extends More Deadlines to July 15th, 2020

13AprilUncategorized

The IRS has extended more tax deadlines to July 15, 2020. The extensions now apply to most taxpayers that have a filing or payment deadline between April 1, 2020 and July 15, 2020. The extensions apply to individuals, trusts, estates,

Temporary Rule Suspensions for Home Health, SNFs, Hospice Providers and More

10AprilUncategorized

CMS has granted additional temporary waivers to combat COVID-19 and ease the regulation burden placed on providers. Please be aware that at the end of the national emergency declaration, many of these provisions and waivers will end. The most notable

CMS Issues New Infection Control Guidance Based on CDC Guidelines

9AprilUncategorized

From CMS: “CMS has issued a series of updated guidance documents focused on infection control to prevent the spread of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in a variety of inpatient and outpatient care settings. The guidance, based on CDC guidelines,

2021 Medicare Advantage and Part D Rate Announcement

7AprilUncategorized

From CMS: “CMS published the Calendar Year (CY) 2021 Rate Announcement, finalizing Medicare Advantage (MA) and Part D payment methodologies for CY 2021. This Rate Announcement addresses comments received on Parts I and II of the CY 2021 Advance Notice,